2020 has been a wild ride. It was exciting at first because “2020” is a cool number. There was a virus flying around, but that was on the other side of the world. We have great medical technology, right? We’ll be ok.
Woops.
Continue reading2020 has been a wild ride. It was exciting at first because “2020” is a cool number. There was a virus flying around, but that was on the other side of the world. We have great medical technology, right? We’ll be ok.
Woops.
Continue readingAaron, brother of Moses, had two sons. Nadab and Abihu. Like many of us, they played with fire. Unfortunately, they suffered consequences most of us never faced.
Continue readingDaniel 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;
Darius – Ruled 538-536 BC. He took over when God judged Belshazzar (Daniel 5) and split his kingdom between the Medes and Persians. Darius was appointed king of Babylon and here we join the story with him setting up the hierarchy of Babylon.
Continue readingThe Book of Daniel was written by a prophet named Daniel. Daniel is categorized under the Major Prophets of the Bible. Daniel lived in Babylon under several rules. He had friends that were taken with him that he kept fellowship with. He never wavered in his faith or his walk with God. But who was Daniel?
Continue readingDaniel 5:1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand.
He made a great feast, and was drinking wine in the presence of thousands.
Who is Belshazzar?
Continue readingA Study of Jude
Jude is an epistle (letter) written by Jude, brother of James written between 70 and 90 AD. It is believed by most scholars that this Jude is not the Apostle Jude (son of James), but rather the half brother of Jesus. Matthew 13:55 records Jesus’ brothers’ names as James and Judas, but english translations change the name to Jude, possibly for the same reason that today no one would name their child Judas. This letter was written to Christians.
Continue readingDaniel was a young man living in Judah when they were attacked by the king of Babylon. Many people were enslaved and taken away to live there as a result. Daniel was not only a prophet, but a true example of how our relationship with God should be. He walked with Him with unwavering faith. As a result, God blessed him throughout his captivity, even to the point where he was over the entire city during multiple regimes.
The Christian Playbook
In this third and final piece of Romans 12 (NKJV), I am going to take you verse by verse of Romans 12:9-21. This is what I’m calling “The Christian Playbook”. Some bible’s headings have “Behave Like a Christian”. Today we’re going to learn how to behave like a Christian by examining the Christian Playbook.
Serving God with Your Spiritual Gifts
Romans 12:3-8 (NKJV), 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
God’s Will For Your Life
The million dollar question for Christians is always “God, what do you want me to do for you?” We sit around asking this question over and over waiting for a specific time, date, and location to drop out of the sky. We think there’s some magic formula for God’s will for our lives, and are constantly trying to crack that formula.